Spanish · Normas / ruido
A neighbour asks you to be quieter: what to say in Spanish
A neighbour asks you to be quieter.
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How it's done. In Spain quiet hours at night are usually from ten in the evening to eight in the morning (depending on the town); if a neighbour asks, apologise and promise to be quieter.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Perdone, ¿podrían bajar un poco el volumen? Es tarde.Pehr-DOH-neh, poh-DREE-ahn buh-KHAHR oon POH-koh el boh-LOO-mayn? Es TAHR-deh.
Excuse me, could you lower the volume a bit? It's late.
They might also say:
Disculpe, hay mucho ruido y es tarde. ¿Pueden bajarlo?
Dees-KOOL-peh, igh MOO-choh roo-EE-doh ee es TAHR-deh. Poo-EH-dayn buh-KHAHR-loh?
Sorry, there's a lot of noise and it's late. Can you turn it down?
YOU REPLY
Lo siento mucho. Ahora mismo lo bajo.
Loh SYAYN-toh MOO-choh. Uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh loh BAH-khoh.
I'm very sorry. I'll lower it right now.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Que descansen.GRAH-syuhs. Keh des-KAHN-sayn.
Thanks. Have a good night.
2
YOU REPLY
Igualmente.
Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh.
You too.
THEY SAY
Buenas noches.Boo-EH-nuhs NOH-ches.
Good night.
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YOU FINISH
Buenas noches.
Boo-EH-nuhs NOH-ches.
Good night.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
bajar
buh-KHAHR
verb
to lower, to go down
poco
POH-koh
adverb
a little, little
volumen
boh-LOO-mayn
noun
volume
Es
Es
verb
is
tarde
TAHR-deh
noun
afternoon, evening
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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